What to eat. Where to go.

Five Things to Eat Before You Die – preamble

>Traveler’s Lunchbox has been hosting a Foodblogger’s Guide to the Globe, asking everyone to list their top five things to eat before you die. The list is up to 1,245 not including those left in the comments. Fascinating reading.

Some people have specified not only what dish, but where you should eat it and who should have cooked it. I think this is cheating a little bit, because how are we ever going to sample “my mother-in-law’s oxtail stew with butter beans” or “a piece of my world famous carrot cake”?

…or the contribution from doodles:1156. Cioppino in San Francisco1157. White pizza in Italy1158. Beer in Munich1159. Chinese food in Toronto1160. Lobster in Maine and Mexican food in Topolabumpo

But my favourite was probably Andrew – simple and yet perfect:261. Picking the bits off a chicken carcass262. Fruit straight from a tree263. Blackberry and Apple Pie264. Mr Whippy Ice-cream265. Any meal with friends

I am still working on my top five, but in the meantime here are five things I will be eating in Ireland (far too specific to be included in my real list):